Four thousand people were injured by knives in London, 2015
2016-10-07
London’s epidemic of stabbings and knife injuries is at its highest rate for five years – with 11 people being injured in attacks each day.Continue Reading
Strongest storm in 12 years kills 140 in US
2016-10-07
2 million people face evacuationContinue Reading
The Pope’s latest prayer intention? That journalists be truthful
2016-10-04
Vatican City: In his latest prayer video Pope Francis dedicates the month of October to praying for journalists – specifically that their work would always be motivated by strong ethics and respect for the truth. The video, released Oct. 4, opens showing scenes of a television studio, recording studio, writingContinue Reading
Pope to ‘almost certainly’ visit India, Bangladesh in 2017
2016-10-03
Pope Francis announced on Sunday he would “almost certainly” visit India and Bangladesh in 2017, as he wrapped up a three-day tour in the Caucasus and headed home to Rome. Asked on board the papal plane what his plans for the coming year were, the Argentine pope confirmed he wouldContinue Reading
Pope Francis urges pastoral care for transgender people, draws line between ministry and ‘indoctrination’
2016-10-03
Aboard the Papal plane — Pope Francis says Jesus would never turn away transgender faithful and that priests today should accompany them spiritually, even if they undergo sex change operations, sin and repent. “These people must be accompanied as Jesus accompanied them,” he said. Francis drew a firm distinction betweenContinue Reading
Pope presses Georgian Orthodox agenda despite Mass absence
2016-10-03
Pope Francis’s efforts to improve relations with the Georgian Orthodox Church suffered a setback Saturday after the patriarchate decided at the last minute not to send an official delegation to his Mass and reminded the Orthodox faithful they cannot participate in Catholic services. Francis still pressed on with his agenda,Continue Reading
Vietnam fish deaths: Thousands protest at steel plant
2016-10-03
Dead fish and other marine life began washing ashore in central Vietnam in AprilContinue Reading
African immigrant arrested after vandalizing churches in Rome
2016-10-02
Italian police have arrested an African immigrant after the man went on a rampage through four Roman churches, demolishing statues and knocking over candlesticks and reliquaries. The 39-year-old Ghanaian began his destructive spree on Friday evening in the church of San Martino ai Monti, where he shattered a statue beforeContinue Reading
Murdered French priest’s church reopens with cleansing ceremony
2016-10-02
The 85-year-old priest had his throat slit at the foot of the altar on July 26 in an attack claimed by the Islamic State (IS) groupContinue Reading
One-month-old baby survives airstrike in Syria’s Idlib
2016-10-02
A rescue worker has been pictured breaking down in tears as he held a baby girl who was freed from the rubble of a bombed building. In the footage, the man is seen cradling the child in his arms in an ambulance as she was taken to hospital following a reported airstrike inContinue Reading